[Python-3000-checkins] r65197 - in python/branches/py3k: Doc/library/parser.rst Misc/NEWS Modules/parsermodule.c

georg.brandl python-3000-checkins at python.org
Wed Jul 23 17:07:12 CEST 2008


Author: georg.brandl
Date: Wed Jul 23 17:07:12 2008
New Revision: 65197

Log:
Remove "ast" aliases from the parser module.


Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/parser.rst
   python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS
   python/branches/py3k/Modules/parsermodule.c

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/parser.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/parser.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/parser.rst	Wed Jul 23 17:07:12 2008
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
    Syntax Tree (AST) generation and compilation stage, using the :mod:`ast`
    module.
 
-   The :mod:`parser` module exports the names documented here also with "st"
-   replaced by "ast"; this is a legacy from the time when there was no other
-   AST and has nothing to do with the AST found in Python 2.5.  This is also the
-   reason for the functions' keyword arguments being called *ast*, not *st*.
-
 There are a few things to note about this module which are important to making
 use of the data structures created.  This is not a tutorial on editing the parse
 trees for Python code, but some examples of using the :mod:`parser` module are
@@ -170,9 +165,9 @@
 numbering information.
 
 
-.. function:: st2list(ast[, line_info])
+.. function:: st2list(st[, line_info])
 
-   This function accepts an ST object from the caller in *ast* and returns a
+   This function accepts an ST object from the caller in *st* and returns a
    Python list representing the equivalent parse tree.  The resulting list
    representation can be used for inspection or the creation of a new parse tree in
    list form.  This function does not fail so long as memory is available to build
@@ -188,9 +183,9 @@
    This information is omitted if the flag is false or omitted.
 
 
-.. function:: st2tuple(ast[, line_info])
+.. function:: st2tuple(st[, line_info])
 
-   This function accepts an ST object from the caller in *ast* and returns a
+   This function accepts an ST object from the caller in *st* and returns a
    Python tuple representing the equivalent parse tree.  Other than returning a
    tuple instead of a list, this function is identical to :func:`st2list`.
 
@@ -199,7 +194,7 @@
    information is omitted if the flag is false or omitted.
 
 
-.. function:: compilest(ast[, filename='<syntax-tree>'])
+.. function:: compilest(st[, filename='<syntax-tree>'])
 
    .. index::
       builtin: exec
@@ -208,7 +203,7 @@
    The Python byte compiler can be invoked on an ST object to produce code objects
    which can be used as part of a call to the built-in :func:`exec` or :func:`eval`
    functions. This function provides the interface to the compiler, passing the
-   internal parse tree from *ast* to the parser, using the source file name
+   internal parse tree from *st* to the parser, using the source file name
    specified by the *filename* parameter. The default value supplied for *filename*
    indicates that the source was an ST object.
 
@@ -233,22 +228,22 @@
 :func:`suite` or from a parse tree via :func:`sequence2st`.
 
 
-.. function:: isexpr(ast)
+.. function:: isexpr(st)
 
    .. index:: builtin: compile
 
-   When *ast* represents an ``'eval'`` form, this function returns true, otherwise
+   When *st* represents an ``'eval'`` form, this function returns true, otherwise
    it returns false.  This is useful, since code objects normally cannot be queried
    for this information using existing built-in functions.  Note that the code
    objects created by :func:`compilest` cannot be queried like this either, and
    are identical to those created by the built-in :func:`compile` function.
 
 
-.. function:: issuite(ast)
+.. function:: issuite(st)
 
    This function mirrors :func:`isexpr` in that it reports whether an ST object
    represents an ``'exec'`` form, commonly known as a "suite."  It is not safe to
-   assume that this function is equivalent to ``not isexpr(ast)``, as additional
+   assume that this function is equivalent to ``not isexpr(st)``, as additional
    syntactic fragments may be supported in the future.
 
 

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	Wed Jul 23 17:07:12 2008
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Removed "ast" function aliases from the parser module.
+
 - Issue #3313: Fixed a crash when a failed dlopen() call does not set
   a valid dlerror() message.
 

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Modules/parsermodule.c
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Modules/parsermodule.c	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Modules/parsermodule.c	Wed Jul 23 17:07:12 2008
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
     PyObject *res = 0;
     int ok;
 
-    static char *keywords[] = {"ast", "line_info", "col_info", NULL};
+    static char *keywords[] = {"st", "line_info", "col_info", NULL};
 
     if (self == NULL || PyModule_Check(self)) {
         ok = PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "O!|OO:st2tuple", keywords,
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
     PyObject *res = 0;
     int ok;
 
-    static char *keywords[] = {"ast", "line_info", "col_info", NULL};
+    static char *keywords[] = {"st", "line_info", "col_info", NULL};
 
     if (self == NULL || PyModule_Check(self))
         ok = PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "O!|OO:st2list", keywords,
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
     char*         str = "<syntax-tree>";
     int ok;
 
-    static char *keywords[] = {"ast", "filename", NULL};
+    static char *keywords[] = {"st", "filename", NULL};
 
     if (self == NULL || PyModule_Check(self))
         ok = PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "O!|s:compilest", keywords,
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
     PyObject* res = 0;
     int ok;
 
-    static char *keywords[] = {"ast", NULL};
+    static char *keywords[] = {"st", NULL};
 
     if (self == NULL || PyModule_Check(self))
         ok = PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "O!:isexpr", keywords,
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
     PyObject* res = 0;
     int ok;
 
-    static char *keywords[] = {"ast", NULL};
+    static char *keywords[] = {"st", NULL};
 
     if (self == NULL || PyModule_Check(self))
         ok = PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "O!:issuite", keywords,
@@ -3011,12 +3011,6 @@
  *  inheritance.
  */
 static PyMethodDef parser_functions[] =  {
-    {"ast2tuple",       (PyCFunction)parser_st2tuple,  PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
-        PyDoc_STR("Creates a tuple-tree representation of an ST.")},
-    {"ast2list",        (PyCFunction)parser_st2list,   PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
-        PyDoc_STR("Creates a list-tree representation of an ST.")},
-    {"compileast",      (PyCFunction)parser_compilest, PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
-        PyDoc_STR("Compiles an ST object into a code object.")},
     {"compilest",      (PyCFunction)parser_compilest,  PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
         PyDoc_STR("Compiles an ST object into a code object.")},
     {"expr",            (PyCFunction)parser_expr,      PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
@@ -3027,16 +3021,12 @@
         PyDoc_STR("Determines if an ST object was created from a suite.")},
     {"suite",           (PyCFunction)parser_suite,     PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
         PyDoc_STR("Creates an ST object from a suite.")},
-    {"sequence2ast",    (PyCFunction)parser_tuple2st,  PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
-        PyDoc_STR("Creates an ST object from a tree representation.")},
     {"sequence2st",     (PyCFunction)parser_tuple2st,  PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
         PyDoc_STR("Creates an ST object from a tree representation.")},
     {"st2tuple",        (PyCFunction)parser_st2tuple,  PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
         PyDoc_STR("Creates a tuple-tree representation of an ST.")},
     {"st2list",         (PyCFunction)parser_st2list,   PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
         PyDoc_STR("Creates a list-tree representation of an ST.")},
-    {"tuple2ast",       (PyCFunction)parser_tuple2st,  PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
-        PyDoc_STR("Creates an ST object from a tree representation.")},
     {"tuple2st",        (PyCFunction)parser_tuple2st,  PUBLIC_METHOD_TYPE,
         PyDoc_STR("Creates an ST object from a tree representation.")},
 
@@ -3090,8 +3080,6 @@
         return NULL;
 
     Py_INCREF(&PyST_Type);
-    PyModule_AddObject(module, "ASTType", (PyObject*)&PyST_Type);
-    Py_INCREF(&PyST_Type);
     PyModule_AddObject(module, "STType", (PyObject*)&PyST_Type);
 
     PyModule_AddStringConstant(module, "__copyright__",


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